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October 26, 2008
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usdemocrats.com political news weblog
October 26, 2008
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Election Day is just days
away, but you still have plenty of opportunities to make a difference
for Barack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change never comes without a fight -- and it won't come at all unless each of us does our part. Will you browse the list of activities below and see what you can fit into your schedule?
WEDNESDAY October 29th
EVERY DAY through Election Day Call from Home
Each passing day is an opportunity we'll never have again to change America. Thanks for all you've done. Now let's make sure we don't wake up on November 5th wondering if we could have done more. Jon Jon Carson |
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Senate Race Roundup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Obama picks iconic Chicago
park for election night -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Republicans prepare to rig
election -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.irishelection.com/10/republicans-prepare-to-rig-election/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Election Race Diary Roundup
(10/25 – 10 Days to Change) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/jxWl92K1Erw/642112 |
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Cease-fire plan calls for
Ethiopian withdrawal from Somalia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under the pact, a cease-fire between Somalia’s transitional government and opposition fighters will take effect November 5, said Susannah Price, a spokeswoman for the U.N. Political Office For Somalia. Ethiopian forces would begin to withdraw from key positions Nov. 21 and leave Somalia completely within another 120 days, ending a two-year presence in its strife-torn, Horn of Africa neighbor. The agreement was signed in Djibouti, with
U.N. and African Union officials witnessing the deal. It follows
interim agreements in June and August between the government
and the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, a coalition
of opposition groups. |
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Record drop in gas prices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The average price of self-serve, unleaded gas in the United States as of Friday was $2.78 a gallon, compared to $3.31 on Oct. 10, said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the nationwide Lundberg Survey. The 35-cent price reduction measured on the 10th, which brought the average price to $3.31, was the largest drop in the six-decade history of the survey, she said. The all-time high average was $4.11, set on July 11, according to Lundberg, and prices have been dropping ever since. She attributed the price reductions to
crude prices and demand. |
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St. Cloud State: Obama Leads
in Minnesota -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate race "continues to display the volatility seen in polls throughout the season" with Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) retaking the lead over challenger Al Franken (D), 36% to 27%, with Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley getting 16%. |
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Research 2000: Obama Grabs
Lead in Missouri -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Obama's lead is his first in Missouri against McCain in any Research 2000 polls this year. The previous poll, in late September, showed McCain with a one-point edge." Update: A new Mason-Dixon poll in Missouri has McCain beating out Obama by one point, 46% to 45%. |
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Buckeye Poll: Obama Takes
Lead in Ohio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key findings: "Obama and McCain made gains in unifying their fellow partisans in Ohio. In October, Obama was supported by 83.6 percent of Democratic voters and McCain received the backing of 92.5 percent of Republican voters. These figures were higher than in July." |
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Sen. Barack Obama has jumped
to a 15-point lead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sen. Barack Obama has jumped to a 15-point lead over Sen. John McCain in New Hampshire, according to a new Boston Globe poll, "a significant gap in a state that McCain considers his second political home and has long been a swing state in the race for the White House." Key finding: "Financial distress has clearly driven voters from McCain to Obama, who was trailing his Republican rival by 2 percentage points in Septembe - a 17-point swing in just one month. Nearly half of those surveyed cited the economy and jobs as their top concerns, and they overwhelmingly saw Obama as the candidate best equipped to address them." |
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PPP Poll: Obama Leads By Nine
in Virginia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There has been little movement in the state since PPP showed Obama leading there by eight points two and a half weeks ago. |
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Lee Enterprises Poll: Obama
Way Ahead in Iowa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key finding: "Obama continued to lead among independent voters 57 to 36 percent, as well as with both men and women and every age group." Key questions: Why is McCain campaigning in Iowa tomorrow? And why was Gov. Sarah Palin there today? |